Resources & Human Impact

Which of the following is a fossil fuel-

• Coal

• Biomass

• Solar

• Uranium

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Kasterville is a rapidly growing city. Which of the following situations will most likely have a positive impact on the resources available to Kasterville?

• Most people are careful to recycle all glass, metal, and plastic.
• Most people water their lawns every day to keep them green.
• Builders cut down trees to build homes without replanting new ones.
• Factories dump wastewater directly into nearby rivers.

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Kent often eats off of paper plates. When he's done, he disposes of the plates in the trash. Which of the following is a way that Kent could help paper resources to last longer?

• He could eat off of ceramic plates more often.
• He could eat healthier foods off of paper plates.
• He could also use paper napkins to clean up.
• He could use more than one paper plate at once.

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Population growth impacts areas in a variety of ways. What impact does human population growth have on water resources?

• Population size determines water demand.
• Population growth causes a decrease in water demand.
• Population growth is always beneficial.
• Population growth has no impact on water demand.

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Which of the following can help humans conserve mineral resources?

• all of these
• recycling minerals
• reducing rates of mining
• developing mineral substitutes

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Which of the following is a benefit of recycling aluminum soda cans?

• The world's aluminum resources can last longer.
• The world's aluminum is used up more rapidly.
• More aluminum ends up in landfills.
• More soda cans need to be produced.

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What are the advantages of using resources such as geothermal energy, solar energy, and wind energy?

• They can generate power by burning wastes.

• They increase the amount of greenhouse gasses.

• They come from energy sources that never run out.

• They produce large amounts of energy from burning fuels.

Why should electric companies try to use more renewable energy resources?

• Renewable energy is bad for the environment.

• There are plenty of nonrenewable resources.

• Renewable energy helps conserve natural resources.

• Renewable energy has an expensive start up cost.

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The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

• using bottled water
• burning fossil fuels
• texting on cellphones
• eating meat

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How can global warming cause sea levels to rise? Choose the best answer.

• By causing it to rain more often

• By melting glaciers and polar ice caps

• By increasing the number of undersea volcanic eruptions

• By creating bigger and more powerful hurricanes

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